Turkey is cracking down on large protests triggered by the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul Mayor and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish authorities have arrested several journalists at their homes, a media workers’ union said on Monday, amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and main … Continue reading Turkey’s Erdogan arrests journalists amid protests, political crisis
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. Tinubu made the pronouncement in a nationwide broadcast to the nation. The president said he was “greatly disturbed about the political crisis” in the state and accused Governor Siminilayi Fubara of demolishing the State House of Assembly building. Tinubu said having … Continue reading Tinubu declares state of emergency amid Rivers crisis, slaps Fubara with 6-month suspension
Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow movement, described Babangida as a "villain" responsible for Nigeria’s democratic setbacks. In an interview with Nigerian Info FM, Sowore decried the fact that Babangida, who annulled the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election, is being honoured instead of facing justice for his actions. He expressed dismay that the former leader, instead of "rotting … Continue reading Sowore insists IBB deserves punishment for annulling June 12 presidential election
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto announced on Feb 19, 2025 that Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro (left) would be replaced by Brian Yuliarto (right). (Photos: Facebook/Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains, dan Teknologi, Tim Media Presiden) Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has made his first Cabinet change, switching up a senior minister role. On Wednesday … Continue reading Indonesia President Prabowo fires controversial minister in first Cabinet change
Copyright AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre The inner circle of US President Donald Trump has recently become vocal on Romanian politics, now showing interest in the case of the Tate brothers. First it was US Vice President JD Vance who unexpectedly called out Romania at the Munich Security Conference last weekend for allegedly undermining its democracy by annulling … Continue reading Why Trump, US allies are interested in Romania’s internal affairs
Photo by Aaron Kittredge on Pexels.com In the weeks since Donald Trump returned to office, Democrats and legal scholars have warned that he’s provoking a constitutional crisis by trying to expand his power and ignore laws that stand in his way. On Wednesday, the White House had a new response to that. It’s not the … Continue reading White House: US Judges to blame for ‘constitutional crisis’ in the country
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised concerns over the possibility of his arrest and detention. El-Rufai claimed to have heard rumors about his potential arrest but stated that he has no intention of going into exile. In a post on X on Tuesday, the former governor said his adversaries are allegedly trying to … Continue reading El-Rufai raises alarm over plot to arrest, detain him
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria’s judiciary is the biggest threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku made this statement on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria. MEZIESBLOG reports that the conference was organized by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Centre LSD, the Centre for Democracy … Continue reading ‘Dysfunctional, unreliable judicial system’ the biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Atiku
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of paying opposition leaders N50 million each to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Atiku disclosed this at a national conference on strengthening democracy, organized by various civic organizations in Abuja on Monday. He, however, cautioned that Nigeria’s democracy was at risk … Continue reading Opposition leaders not receiving N50m from President Tinubu – Atiku
President Bola Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration and labelled it a “necessary” move to secure the country’s future. Tinubu declared an end to the subsidy regime during his swearing-in ceremony in May 2023, leading to a hike in the cost of the essential commodity. There were protests and condemnation of the … Continue reading PROUD OF NIGERIA: President Tinubu defends subsidy removal again
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